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The crowd of 18,128 Monday at U.S. Cellular, along with the 50 players, coaches and managers, were engulfed in a deep fog.

Gordon Beckham was in his own world even after the fog lifted.

The Chicago White Sox infielder went for a walk off of second base as Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey delivered a 2-2 pitch for a ball.

Beckham trotted to third, thinking it was ball four.

“Before the pitch I saw him signal the runner on third he was on move with the pitch,” said Jays catcher Josh Thole as runners often do on 3-2 pitches with the bases loaded and two out. “If I hadn’t have seen that he probably would have been safe.”

Thole threw to second for the rally-killing out.

It was am embarrassing moment to be sure, but after a 10-6 White Sox win Beckham will be asked what the count is on charters, buses and maybe fined in kangaroo court.

Everyone has had a brain cramp.

Even those at the major league level:

Thole, playing for the New York Mets last year against the Philadelphia Phillies singled against Cliff Lee:

“Base hit off Lee? Not bad. R.A. Dickey bunts, I get to second and Jimmy Rollins is holding up both hands. I’m thinking foul ball. I say: ‘Hi, Jimmy,’ and ‘Hi, Tom,’ (second base ump Tom Hallion) and head back. Tom does not say a word. I’m thinking ‘what’s wrong with Tom?’ He and I have a good relationship. I get half way back to first realize the ball wasn’t foul. I slide in head first ... out! I was on ESPN Not Top 10 for two weeks.”

Edwin Encarnacion playing first, against the Seattle Mariners this season with the roof of the Rogers Centre pulled back and Kendrys Morales batting: “He hits a pop up, I come running in, using my glove to shield the sun, trip over the mound and fall down face first. Morales wound up on second with an infield double.”

Colby Rasmus, playing centre for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds: “Scott Rolen singles to centre and Brandon Phillips, who was on first, jogs into second like he often does. Soon as I put my head down, he accelerates and takes off for third. The shortstop and second baseman didn’t tell me he was going. David Freese wasn’t at third when I threw the ball. Tony LaRussa gave it to me for that one.”

Jays reliever Steve Delabar, struggling one night at class-A Fort Wayne in 2007 and pitching coach Wally Whitehurst coming out for a visit with two out, bases loaded in a tight game: “He asks ‘can you do one thing for me?’ I say sure. ‘Get this guy.’ First pitch I throw BEHIND the batter. It hits off the wall, bounces to our catcher who throws to me and I tag the guy. I get to the dugout he gives me a look and I said: ‘I got him didn’t I?’ ”

Dickey, pitching for the Texas Rangers against the Mariners in 2004, with two out, facing Edgar Martinez: “I threw a strike, gave it a fist pump, started to walk off ... but it was only strike two. I ended up striking him out, but I was fined in court by Brian Jordan.”

Hall-of-Fame candidate Jack Morris, pitching for the Detroit Tigers: “I caught my cleat on the rubber and fell down. The fans gave me a standing ovation.”

Adam Lind, pinch hitting (for Randy Ruiz) in the ninth at U.S. Cellular in 2004: “I struck out and John Buck hits a homer to force extras. We win in the 12th when Alex Gonzalez hits a three-run homer. I wind up with three strikeouts and didn’t even enter the game until the ninth.”

Blue Jays reliever Dustin McGowan, facing the Cleveland Indians in his sixth career start in 2005: “Grady Sizemore stole home against me in the first. It taught me never to go from the full wind up with a man on third.”

Mark De Rosa, playing third for the Atlanta Braves on a Sunday in Denver: “I had four errors. They had a big crowd and fans were chanting “hit it to third!’ Bobby Cox took me out in the seventh saying, ‘you’ve already tied the club record (for errors), we don’t want you to break it.’ We flew home, the players teased me on that flight.”

Broadcaster Buck Martinez, playing against the Rangers in Arlington, Tex.: “I get on first, lead off against lefty Mike Mason. I’m out there, really concentrating. Then I’m thinking why doesn’t he throw the ball? He’d already thrown it to first. I didn’t even go to first, I peeled off and headed to the dugout.”

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The crowd of 18,128 Monday at U.S. Cellular, along with the 50 players, coaches and managers, were engulfed in a deep fog.

Gordon Beckham was in his own world even after the fog lifted.

The Chicago White Sox infielder went for a walk off of second base as Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey delivered a 2-2 pitch for a ball.

Beckham trotted to third, thinking it was ball four.

“Before the pitch I saw him signal the runner on third he was on move with the pitch,” said Jays catcher Josh Thole as runners often do on 3-2 pitches with the bases loaded and two out. “If I hadn’t have seen that he probably would have been safe.”

Thole threw to second for the rally-killing out.

It was am embarrassing moment to be sure, but after a 10-6 White Sox win Beckham will be asked what the count is on charters, buses and maybe fined in kangaroo court.